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PHILADELPHIA 


CHARLES H, BANES 

1420 Chestnut Street 
1894 






DEC 10 1894 


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<A Single Lfifo; 

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7 

II 


<A Boys BoWeP; , . > . . . 17 


Tlie Rivals, 

III 

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T^'he 'Trio 

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p^'A - Times! 

Lfedger! Rress! Record!” 
called a bright^ Voice 

near me as 1 Wended my Way 
through the crowded thoroughfare of 
(Chestnut Sti^eet. ^o clear Was it, and 
the names of the Various daily periodi- 
cals Were so plainly enunciated that my attention 
Was attracted at once, and | stood perfectly still to 
look for the oWner, for surely such a neWsboy Was 
an anomaly. 


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©n the curb of the sideWalk | saW him, 
glancing hurriedly this Way and that, while full 
and clear, aboVe the confused noises of the street, 
rose his cry: 

^^[?a-pers! T^imes! Lredger! Press! Re — 
but the last Word Was suddenly cut short, and to 
my horror I saW the bright face looking upward 
from beneath the hoofs of a passing team of 
spirited horses. 

• jlastily springing forward to prevent them 
from crushing out the young life, | started toward 
him, but before I had reached the point, they had 
passed, and there in the street lay the lad. 'Al- 
most miraculously he had been preserved from 
instant death by the wheels of the carriage pass- 
ing on either side of him. 

As 1 tenderly raised the slight form, upon 


TONY 


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which Were no Visible marks of injury, the great, 
deep, black, eyes looked appealingly into mine, and 
the full lips whispered: 

[?a - pers! — T^imes! — Ledger! — Record 1 — 

Rre ” but the neck stiffened, the eyes closed, 

and the head fell heavily against my shoulder. 
The boy had fainted. 

Ror one moment the busy city life stood still, 
as We passed to the sideWalk through the open- 
ing made by the policeman. Then, almost 
cruelly, it seemed to me, the sated, curious eyes 
thoughtlessly turned aWay, and the throng passed 
on, heedless of the nearness of the black-Winged 


anqel. 


J\ot so |. There Was something Very Win- 
some about this Waif of humanity, thus strangely 
brought to my notice, as he lay unconscious in 


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my arms, and e\?en as 1 bore Him to the pa\?e- 
ment, where a carriage Was soon summoned, the 
helplessness of the little body, so animated a mo- 
ment before, appealed to me so strongly that I 
determined he should be Well cared for. Th en, 
and possibly for the first time. Was 1 really de- 
lighted that 1 Was a staff member of a hospital 
in which he could be placed. | had been hurry- 
ing to a clinic at the time of the accident, and to 
the hospital | and my burden Were swiftly driven. 

The contrast between strength and Weakness ; 
between powerfulness and poWerlessness ; between 
vigorous manhood and maimed boyhood. Was never 
so apparent to me as during that ride. There 
Was much opportunity to study the small face, 
lying so pale in my arms, for the ride Was long. 
The neck, straight and strong, supported a nobly 


TONY 


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proportioned heed; the chin, square and compact, 
denoted tenaciousness of purpose; but this Was 
somewhat softened, but by no means Weakened, 
by the full, rich, delicately curbed 
lips, resting, half parted on small, 
white, even teeth; the nose Was 
perfect, and the line of Grecian 
beauty Was clearly marked ; the 
cheeks, hoWeVer, Were lacking in 
the roundness and flush of happy, 
cherished childhood, and a thrill of 
regret passed through me . as 1 
continued to gaze at the still unconscious lad; 
thick, WaVy hair rolled in uncut profusion oVer 
a broad, high forehead; long, black lashes rested 
softly on the slightly hollow cheeks, while the 
delicate contour of the straight broWs denoted 



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gentle blood. Even as my mind began to WeaVe 
a possible history, colored by romance, for my 
Waif, the eyes opened, soft, lustrous, dreamy, black, 
but now marred by the gleam of delirium. 

Ea - pers ! — Rec - ord ! — Times ! — Rress! — 
© - 1 - r - r - r. 

There Was a strong effort to rise; the mus- 
cles tightened to meet the demand of the Will, but 
nature demurred at this to^ upon her strength, 
and once more sWeet unconsciousness blessed the 
boy. 

V^hen We arrived- at the hospital, Willing arms 
relieved me of my burden and carried him to a 
Vacant cot, where he Was soon tenderly laid. V^hile 
Waiting for his return to consciousness, the extent 
of his injuries Was ascertained. Dork,; ugly 
bruises Were on arms and legs, while his right 


TONY 


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shoulder Was much lacerated. T^hese Wounds 
Were bathed^ cleansed, and carefully dressed, ere 
consciousness returned, and the great eyes opened. 
V^hen they rested on the white Walls, a glance 
of half-incredulous delight passed oVer them as 
they Wandered to the long Windows, the neatly 
goWned nurse, and the coverlet. @ne hand stole 
slowly from beneath, and almost lo\?ingly drifted 
about on the spread. T^his feeling acquaintance 
lasted some moments, during which Varied e>Cpres- 
sions flitted oVer the small features. Pinally, 
with a happy contentment, the eyes sought my 
face and rested there. [n their depths one could 
see the pure soul of the lad, while refinement 
spoke in every tone of his musical Voice. 

Before 1 turned aWay, Very loth 1 must confess 
to leave him, 1 asked hoW he Was feeling. 


TONY 


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am all rights sir/’ he replied, With Well- 


assumed brightness. 

But pain 

crept into his 

Voice as he added a 

moment 

later: 

"Ton^ 

is so tired.” 




Sleep Will rest 

you,” 1 

returned. 

as 1 


moVed aWay. ‘^oWe\?er, the eyes of the lad 
held me, while he asked With the forethought 
which is the great legacy of the poor: 

^^And the — papers, sir — Were they — all — 
sold?” 



II 


A BOY’S POWER 








amid the bristling pages of a 
(german treatise on neurotics^ 
a smalf dark^, bright face Would look^ Wistfully 
at me. Por half an hour or more | stolidly 

read on, but my mind Would not become inter- 
ested in the book^ before me. I|)o what I Would 
1 saw the boy’s image. Relinquishing my 

book in disgust; 1 Went to the piano and 

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TONY 


my fingers o\?er the k^eys. ^alf-unWittingly 
played ^omnambula/’ but chiming in With 

the melodious chords rang the Words: ^^l?a-pers! 
— T^imes ! — Lfedger ! — Press ! — Record ! ” Going 

to my desR 1 determined to force the thought of 
the lad from me by industriouly Writing at my 
paper for the Psychological Society. But despite 
my efforts at concentration, the sheets seemed fairly 
alive with lustrous blacky full, red lips, or 

the menhory-painted picture of a prostrate little 
fgure and prancing steeds. J\lotWithstanding all 
my endeavors to thrust entirely from me the oc- 
currences of the day, they mocl^ed me by depart- 
ing, but only to return With redoubled poWer. 

1 had always declared my utter disbelief in 
anything occult, and as stoutly affirmed that will- 
power Would accomplish all things. But, as if 


TONY 


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made of sand; my theories fell before the oft- 
recurring memory of Ton/ s persona 
impression gaining in intensity rather than dimin- 
ishing by the passing of time, | at last concluded 
to forego the enjoyment of my den and return to 
the hospital where lay my Waif. 

The night nev’er seemed so beautiful. The 
great dome of the heaVens Was studded With glit- 
tering starS; ^^the angels’ peep-holeS;” as my lit- 
tle niece used to call them; among which (Cas- 
siopeia ” Was clearly discernible. As I look.ed at 
the Vastness aboVe me my heart thrilled With the 
thought that (3od; who Was greater than infinity; 
more enduring than time; Was yet interested in 
the ^^Very least of these.’ 

Weet thoughts of Vanished possibilities made 
my heart Very tender toward Tony as 1 Walked 



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TONY 


on, and half-formed Wishes created strange haVoc 
in my brain. 

As 1 entered the Ward and neared the little 
cot; in strains of sWeetest music came the Witch- 
ing melody of Annie Li-aurie.’’ The tones 
Were surpassingly delightful in their poWer to 
pleasO; and Wondering^ 1 paused to listen. ^ery 
soft and clear; but unfalteringly perfect; came the 
air; and the Very atmosphere seemed loth to pass it 
along. V^hile the last note Was dying linger- 
ingly aWay; (2ome into the (garden; JMaud.” 
floated across the Ward to where 1 stood. It 
Was low and penetratingly melodiouS; and pos- 
sessed of an eVer-present poWer to charm; besides 
being one of my favorites. l|)etermined to know 
the source of such delight; ' 1 passed softly OU; 
moving carefully lest a footfall might mar the 


TONY 


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harmony. | half guessed; or perhaps intuitively 
felt; that such sounds could come but from one 
person Within those Walls — Tony. eNlor Was my 

surmise at fault. 

J\Iearing his bed 1 saW the eyes upraised; the 
face covered With a halo of ecstacy; while the puck- 
ered lips testified to the storehouse whence the 
treasure so lavishly rang forth. The whistling 
continued; loW and sWeet; as if he Was oblivious 
to his surroundings; and \, in perfect delight; ^ood 
drinking it in in rich draughts. 1 haVe always 
enjoyed whistling ne)Ct to the tones of the Violin; 
and Tony Was a ^^past grand master’’ of the 
art. 


As the last notes died aWay; a slight stir 
caused him to recall his position; and With an air 
of naive surprise; the eyes dropped and resting on 


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ire smiled, 
children haVe 


J\|e\?er in all my e)^perience among 
seen such oppressive eyes; not a 
muscle of the face needed to moVe^ or the lips to 
open^ for there Was an easily translated language 
in these Wonderful windows of the soul.” They 
said more than many children eVer thought. 

IDraWing near, and bending close oVer him, | 
softly asked him hoW he Was. 

Q,uickly came the answer, but the Voice Was 
Weak, and Very different from that of the bright 


morni 




1 am all right!” tout the tones be- 
lied the Words, and pain asserted itself in spite 
of the braVe Will of the lad, and after a momen- 
tary struggle, he added: am all-right, but 

doctor — when the — pain comes— 1 haVe — to whistle! 
— 1 forgot — sometimes — to-day — but somehow the — 
music-just comes !— Por - g - i- V - e ! ” 


TONY 


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The unwonted brightness of the large eyes 
denoted feVer^ and tabbing the limp hand in mine 
1 found that the pulse Was phenomenally high. 
It Was Very evident that he must sleep^ and in 
sWeet oblivion forget his pain^ and rest. Summon- 
ing the nurse- 
with a nod; [ 
sent her for 
a sleeping po- 
tion; and soon 
the brightness 
Was Veiled by the tired lids; the head rested 
easily on the pilloW; and in a feW moments Tony 
Was Wandering among the beauties of the never 
fully discovered Land of Dreams. 1 Watched the 
sleeping boy for some time; and my heart Went 
out more strongly to him as he lay there in his 



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Weakness. 1 Was passionately fond of children, 
but 1 knew then that no young Voices Would eVer 
enter my home, or little forms cluster around 

my knee, or — But that memory is too sacred, 

even after these long years, to touch, ever so 
slightly. It is a happiness which has been 
buried, along With other hopes, in the past. But 
1 did not intend to speak of that. 

In spite of the lateness of the hour, 1 re- 
mained at the side of the boy, long into the 
night Watches, and only left when 1 remembered 
the ta)^ the daWning day Would make upon my 

EoHy in the morning | Was again at my post 
beside the little cot. T^he Winsome face, which 
in the short hours since | first had seen it had 

grown Very dear to me. Was noW white and 



TONY 


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drawn, but the eyes Were more clearly seen 
through the Veil of pain which yet remained oVer 
them, and they tendered me a right royal Wel- 
come. 


^^'And hoW is the little man this morning?” 
asked. If whistling could cure great bruises, 
he certainly ought to be Well.” 

^^1 am all right, sir.” J\eVer did Tony 
allow himself to acknowledge that he Was other- 
wise than ^^all right.” [ haVe seen him when 
the little form Was guiVering With pain, or on the 
operating table, when it Was impossible to admin- 
ister an anodyne, *and With bright eyes, he Would 
declare, softly it is true, but emphatically, am 
all right, sir! ” Sometimes he Would admit that 
he Was Weary of remaining in a certain position, 
but 1 have always thought that he must haVe some 


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TONY 


of the old^ braVe Spartan blood coursing through 
his delicate Veins^ for he abhorred pain^ and never 
allowed it to master him. The struggle Was 
sometimes severe, but Tony and his indomitable 
will always came out the Victors. ^nd on this 
morning, after his usual declaration, he added, and 
I remember so Well, for it Was the only admission 
his lips made of Weariness or possible pain dur- 
ing the Weeks of his illness and conVakscence: 

Doctor — could 1 be moVed— just a little? I 
think the bed -does not like -me to stay-in one 
position -so long -for it-gets tired!’' 

1- lifted him tenderly, and as he looked his 
thanks, for the effort of the other little speech 
had guite o^hausted him, 1 said: 

^^V^histle all you Want to, little man„ The 
others Will think it is a canary.” 


TONY 


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^is eyes iaughed a bright reply, and hardly 
Were the gleams of their mirth passed aWay, 
when 1 Was greeted With the neVer-to-groW-old 
favorite, Listen to the JMock^ing Bird,” and the 
Way that lad, as he lay on his bed of pain as 
I Well k^neW, trilled and Warbled, caroled and 
mimicl^ed the liquid tones of the bird. Was some- 
thing beyond qy poWer to portray. Even after 
these years, if 1 pause a moment | can hear, 
resounding through the halls of memory, the 

strains as no one else could eVer whistle them. 

T^ony’s whistling Was something peculiar to him- 
self and one of his greatest accomplishments, and 
something of which | haVe neVer Wearied. In 
the. evenings, while the mantle of night Was fold- 
ing the World, | haVe loVed to sit before the 

cheery grate-fire, surrounded With nothing pertain- 


30 


TONY 


ing to the Work^ of the day, and listen to nny 

nightingale/’ and rest. But, they tell me, as 
people grow old they lose the poWer of consecu- 
tive thought, and in telling a story Will Wander 

off, here and there, in the fields of reminiscence, 
and forget that what interests them is of little 

something which 


moment to others. 

But 

age 

comes to 

all, and We 

then live 

thai 

n the 

future, as ch 

ildren do. 

the 

youth 

'and maiden 

do. 

and 


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the permission 

had 


delightfully accepted, all through the Ward the 
faces, tired With the daily conflict With pain, 
brightened and heads and eyes turned to see, if 
possible, whence the melody came. 


TONY 


31 


During my customary rounds, many other airs 
Were whistled, and noW and then some patient 
ask^ed for a favorite ; the message Was conveyed 
to Tony, who Was delighted that his e)Corcism 
could also controL others, and Well pleased Was he 
to grant the Various requests. The fund of melo- 
dies with which that lad’s throat Was stored Was 
certainly remarl<;able, for as 1 recall that day, 
nothing for which he Was ask^ed Was unfamiliar to 
him. Toward the last of my rounds, a Weak, 
paralyzed old man. With great effort, whispered 
the plea that he might hear the Land 0 ’ the 
Leal ” once more. The accents of boyhood 
had returned to his lips, and once again, but only 
in thought, he Was Wandering, care-free and buoy- 
ant, over the heaths of Bonnie Scotland,” 
humming the minor air for which he asked, and 


32 


TONY 


which^ in its Very self, proclaimed the dear, strong, 
rugged land of his nativity, as truly as did the 
guaint speech of the highlands. 

I, myself bore this request to Tony. The 
Wonderful eyes contracted, and a spasm of pain, 
not physical, as 1 could easily recognize, passed 
over the delicate features. ^is lips Were tightly 
compressed for a moment, and his eyes closely 
shut. Th en the soul, looking through the speak- 

ing eyes, determined to be strong, and scoffed at 
that which had caused the momentary convulsion 
of pain, and the Weird, plaintive air trembled on 
the stillness. JNIoW and then the echo of a half -- 
sob mingled With the melody, and added to the 
touching effect. <As the whistling progressed, 
Tony’s eyes closed, and |, as 1 Watched him 
closely, saw tWo great tears steal from under the 


TONY 


33 


long lashes, and Wander oVer the cheek, finally 
losing themselves in the sweetness of the lad’s 
self Bi"ciVely, hoWeVer, did he whistle to the 
close, then opening his eyes, which Were full of 
repressed tears, silently pleaded With me for a 
respite. 

Later in the morning, while dressing the 
bruises, which Were e)^ceedingly painful, Tony kept 
his eyes closed, and his lips tightly shut. v\s | 
finished my task, he remarked, apologetically as 
though ‘but a moment had elapsed since his whist- 
ling had ceased : 

^Mt Was the last thing ^she ’ sang. It 
brings it all back to me so clearly. @h, my 
IDearchen ! ” 

By some mysterious poWer We understood 
each other perfectly. ©ur conversations, in all 


34 


TONY 


probability, Would not ha\?e been understood by 
another overhearing them, but they Were intelligi- 
ble to us, hoWeVer erratic they might seem to be. 
‘And thus instinctively 1 knew to what and whom 
^^she” referred, and by his simple Words 1 easily 
read his life-story, a desperate struggle With 
memory, and a braVe triumph oVer repressed pain 
and longing. 



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gentle Ways and Wordless music had 
’ed him to the attendants^ most of 
whom had become so familiar With the sight and 
sound of pain as to grow almost indifferent to it. 
But one and all had a pleasant smile for the lad, 
and when Waiting on him, Were almost uncon- 
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endea 


38 


TONY 


from the contemplation of one of nature’s ^^chefs- 
d’oeuVre/’ or the memory of the joy when com- 
muning with one’s highest self 

E^^ery day 1 looked forward to seeing and 
hearing Tony^ and Would lea\?e him to the last 
that 1 might remain longer With him. ^e Would 
Watch for my first entrance^ and ere the noiseless 
door Was half opened the Witching strains of 
(2ome into the Garden^ JMciud/’ Would fill 
the long, plain, white, cot-filled Ward, and eVery 
face Would show signs of unmistakable pleasure. 
'The patients soon learned to Wait for my coming 
with considerable eagerness, for the autocratic 
Tony persistently refused to whistle before seeing 
me. And then, while 1 and my attendant Were 
making our rounds through the Ward, the atmos- 
phere seemed flooded With music, and the eyes of 


TONY 


39 


the little Wizard who created all the harmony fairly 
danced With delight. 

1 remember one morning as I sat With his 
little hand in mine^ while the nurse Was holding a 
glass of Water, that We Were both slightly startled 
by the report of an e)^plosion — one of those invol- 
untary movements to which eVen the best trained 
are subject. It in itself Would not be Worth 
mentioning, had not the nurse dropped the glass 
on T^ony’s bruised arm. Por an instant my 
heart Was still With fear for the lad’s pain. But 
hardly had a moment elapsed ere clear and sWeet 
rang out the' inspiring tones of the glorious 
Buttle ^ymn of the Republic” — that song which 
aroused and fired men’s hearts when the nation 

stood imperilled. 

» ^ 

4CnoWing something of what the pain must be 


40 


TONY 


resultant from such a blow, for in effect it Was 
that, 1 inwardly Wondered more than eVer at the 
remarkable bravery of the boy, and the celerity 
with which his lips. Visibly c|uivering With pain, 
opened, but to give utterance to the grand old 
hymn. ^is face did pale for an instant and 

the eyes lose part of their brilliancy. But as 
my clasp of his hand tightened and the sympathy 
I, man as I Was, could not then e>tpress in Words 
Was thus conveyed to him, the eyes — it is impos- 
sible to refrain from references to Tony’s eyes, for 
as 1 have already Written, they Were truly Won- 
derful in their Wide range of e)^pressiVeness — 
brightened and the rigidity of the set features re- 
la)^ed, and With a half-returning smile, he looked 
up and declared softly, am all right!” 

1 Went on With my Work, and inWardly trem- 


TONY 


4 ^ 


bled lest anything else should befall the boy^ but 
succeeded in hiding my feelings. 1 did not hurry, 
for it Was not only a great pleasure to be near 
him but a greater one to be doing something for 
him. But at last, as to all things good and 
‘ bad, the end came, and 1 arose to 
go. <As 1 Walked a Way, the 
rollicking strains of ^^J\lancy 

^ Bee’' floated toward me 

and literally seemed to 
encircle me and . force 
me to think of the happy, care-free life of the 

jolly tars. 

^Another day, for some reason or other, the 
dressing Was again Very painful, and again e)C- 
pression Was stifled by the uplifting air of the 

old hymn, which rang out clear and sWeet. 



42 


TONY 


This song Was Tony’s battle cry. [t Was only 
whistled when there Was a demand for it; 
never at other times. 

This time, when the bandages Were replaced, 
with Very tender hands, for We all pitied and ad- 
mired the lad at the same time, the Words came 
in a much stronger Voice, but not yet like the 
pure melody when 1 first heard it: 

could not help it, sir! 1 always whistle 

it when the pain comes. I eVen whistled it, but 
oh, so soft, sir, when —when — she — when she — ! ’ 
But the sentence Was lost in the notes of the 
hymn, which seemed to e)Cpress so much to Tony. 

It Was remarkable, considering the presumable 
position and environment of the lad, to hear the 
pure English in which he spoke. During all 
the Weeks of his illness and confinement to the 


/ 


TONY 


43 


hospital 1 never noticed an error or grammatical 
inelegance in his conversation. |t Was but nat- 

ural for me to sometimes speculate as to the 
parentage of my Jad and the causes which 
brought him where he Was. 'A lad of his 
promise seemed fitted to brighten some palatial 
home or bloom as the choicest blossom of some 
noble family, but my curiosity, if such it really 
Was, Was destined but to be disappointed. ^e 
Was never to me anything but ‘‘Tony,” and [ 
loVed him for himself ignorant alike of blood and 
training, but satisfied that both Were of the best. 

[t Was about this time that a mocking bird 
Was placed in the Ward in which Tony Was by 
some philanthropically inclined Woman who Was 
interested in the hospital on general principles. 
Por you must know 1 Was selfish about this lad 


44 


TONY 


of mine, and demanded the right that he Was to 
be interviewed by no one e)^cept myself and the 
attendants. 1 Was really a trifle jealous of his 
faVor.. 1 povN^er, in 

the power of any one, to conVey an adequate idea 
of the contests that arose between these whistlers; 
the duets, the arias, the merry trillings, untrans- 
latable to paper. The bird seemed to enjoy it 
fully as much as the lad near him, and they 
together contributed much to the pleasure of those 
who heard them. In their melody the sWay of 
the master-pain Was for the moment lessened, and 
the listeners revelled in the sounds as they issued 
from the rivals. 

whenever the mocking bird Would complete a 
lay after I had appeared — for Tony still adhered 
to his determination to be silent until 1 came, and 


TONY 


45 


during this time the mocking bird tried all the 
dainty coquetries in his poWer to arouse T^ony to 
emulate his e)^ample, but the lad remained obdu- 
rate — from the cot Would come a perfect echo, and 
sometimes the listeners Were deceived into thinking 
that the bird Was repeating himself 

The feathered songster Would listen, With head 
bent to one side and his bright little eyes fi)Ced 
e never stirred during the whis- 
tling, but as it Was finished. With a quaint little 
shake, another roundelay Would be poured forth; 
and then. With a self-satisfied finale, as much as 
to say, “tou can’t beat that, sir! ” he Would 
contentedly hop from perch to perch. 

\^ith dancing eyes Tony Would preserve si- 
lence for a moment or tWo, just to give the bird 
a respite; but he Was always doomed to disap- 


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46 


TONY. 


pointment, for the invalid’s chief delight seemed 
to be to endeavor to surpass his instructor, and I 
must confess that it Was hard to decide which 
Was the victor. 

^nd so the hours Were filled. 

<And many days passed, each bringing its 
Wealth of sound and lavishly using it for the 
pleasure of others. ^oWeVer, in spite of all 
my care, the efforts of the faithful attendants, and 
the fact that the bruises Were almost healed, 
T"ony did not seem to be gaining strength as | 
had e)Cpected. continued pale, and 

even thin, and his eyes, though comparatively 
bright, always appeared Weary. 

@ne morning, about three Weeks after he had 
been injured, as usual I left him until the last to 
receive attention. Por some reason he Was quite 


TONY 


47 


silent and allowed the bird to Warble undisturbed. 
1 mentally commented upon it, but concluded he 
must be sleeping, and so thought no more of it. 
J\learing his cot 1 caught whdt seemed to be but 
the faint echo of the hymn, and the Voice Was 
moist With suppressed tears. 

Gluietly seating myself beside him, [ tenderly 
caressed the small, white hand lying so listlessly 
on. the coverlet, for 1 loVed the boy as I Would 
have loVed a son, T^he whistling did not cease 
until the last note died regretfully aWay, and then, 
with a heart-sick oppression, painful in one so 
young, he said softly: 

Doctor, you haVe been so good to me. 1 
never could say hoW good, sir. But — but- 1 
Want to go to her. ©h, doctor, she Was all the 
World to me, little ^ JVIutterchen ’ Was. <And We 


48 


TONY 



Were so happy together, eVen if We Were Very 
poor. I am all alone, and - and — 1 Want to go 


to the ^Land o’ the Lfeal’ — to her!” 

T^ony Was a braVe fellow and could endure 


TONY 


49 


physical pain, as 1 haVe said, Without a murmur, 
Very often to my unbounded surprise and admira- 
tion. ^e alvVays succeeded in whistling it off,’’ 
as he said, and the hymn meant more to him 
than prayers to many. ^^e Was small and 
delicate looking, but his Will poWer Was strong and 
of finest quality, and everything about him con- 
stantly forced one to the conclusion that he Was 
of gentle birth. ^is heart hunger— so rarely 
e)Cpressed and yet gaining in intensity because of 
the Very repression — for her, | could sympathize 
with, for my better self had too passed to the 
^‘Lfcmd o’ the Leal,” and | Was alone. 

©beying an impulse, entirely unpremeditated, 
and for which 1 have neVer ceased to give thanks, 
! leaned oVer, and lifting the slight form in my 
arms, whispered: 


50 TONY 

lad^ We are both all alone. V^on’t 
you get Well and strong and be my boy? 1 
Want you so much, Tony; for laddie, 1 lo\?e you.” 

Perhaps it Was an unusal plea for a disciple 
of ^sculapius to make, but loVe is the master- 
key to all barred doors, and our hearts beat in 
sympathy, too deep and strong for ready e)^pres- 
sion. The glorious light in the eyes of my lad 
answered me, and the sWeet lips, so much sWeeter 
to me then than a moment before, assumed their 
usua 1 pucker, and ^^The J^eart BoWed 1) oWn ” 
Was a fitting chord by which to oppress what We 
could not put into Words — Just then. 

As I listened | Wondered why 1 had not 
thought of this delightful plan long before, and 
revelled in the neW joy that had come to me, 
promising to make my life bright and happy by its 


TONY 


51 


presence. Por some moments neither of us 
spoko; but our hands and eyes communed With 
each other, as 1 haVe always fondly thought no 
other hands and eyes could do. Porgetful of the 
flight of time, 1 Watched the lad, my lad noW, 
and Was content. 

But time Was, and eVer Will be ine)Corable, 
and Would not tarry eVen for such happy ones as 
We Were, and the moments sped aWay, following 
each other With unimagined rapidity, or so it 
seemed to me, for | Was so happy in the present. 

^^^nd T^ony,” 1 whispered jubilantly, as | 
determined 1 must go, ^^you Will hurry and get 
Well — this Very afternoon ? Por to -morrow We 
will leave for the country, where all the Woods 
are green and where you Will grow strong and 
rosy. You are my boy noW, dear lad, and you 


TONY 


52 

will try and grow to be Worthy of her. (^ood 

■And all the answer Tony made Was by 
whistling, for the first time, the majestic, joy- 
perVaded “ Italian piymn.” 






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<Ancl now, even as I Write, the sound of a 

whistling trio greets my ear, and it is the same 

old hymn, which meant so much to the little Waif 

of the past, and which has clung to him in all 

his Wanderings. Por you must that T’ony 

is my partner noW, and in our home and around 

my knees, challenging my great loVe for their 

father, are tWo diminutive whistlers, who conguer 

pain by the same, dear old battle cry. 

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56 


TONY 


But; as 1 listen the sound comes nearer. It 
is in the hall — at my door. ^nd then^ With 
shining faces, and whistling the best- loVed. "hymn, 
sending it pealing forth lil^e a clarion cry of Vic- 
tory, the trio enters. ‘After an unprecedented 
and unrepeatable trill on the last bar, JVIuid 
Dorothy declares. With her bright eyes all agloW 
— those eyes With the father s oWn e)^pressiVe- 
ness: 


^^Di"cmdpa, de hymn draWed my toof out! 
T^ony Wistled it, and de toof corned out, and me 
didn’t ky, not one ’ittle bit! Did me, papa?” 

The younger Tony creeps into my arms, as 
my lad used to do in the days long passed, and 
in his oWn insinuating Way, pleads : 

Gncmdpa, please tell us hoW papa came to 
you, to be your little boy, and hoW he whistled 


TONY 


57 


our hymn when he felt bad ? l|)o, grandpa^ 

that’s a dear ! ” 

^nd who could Withstand such lips and eyes? 
1 cannot, and as my Writing is just finished [ 
read to them, the story | haVe told so often, of 
hoW my little boy came- to me. This audience 
never groWs Weary of the same tale, but demands 
it day after day. 

At its close Tony remarks, sagely, as he 
always does : 

^^JVIoid l|)orothy, let us be like papa when 
We feel bad, or the pain comes ? Let us always 
whistle the ^ymn, and neVer anything else.” 

J\|othing loth, and eVer ready to second his 
suggestions, comes the oft-repeated, sWeetly lisped 
reply : 


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And while 1 thank the good (3od for my son 
Tony, my little lad, and these precious ones vvho 
brighten our home, and who are so dear to us 
all, .they whistle happily, as they sit on my knees. 












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